The second phase of the Budget session starts on March 9, and it is scheduled to go up to April 2, during which essential legislative and other business is expected to be addressed primarily.
Addressing a post-Budget seminar virtually also attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, PM Narendra Modi said his government has simplified processes, enhanced the ease of doing business, expanded technology-led governance, and strengthened institutions.
Publication of the Annual Economic Survey, a day before the Union Budget, is a much-awaited event.
Sitharaman also stated that the Centre is planning to set up mega textile parks and welcomed states to enter the industrial textiles sector.
The Union Budget 2026-2027 announced the setting up of a second National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS-2) in northern India.
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a slew of measures to spur agricultural growth and productivity, to benefit the 'Annadata'.
Ahead of presenting the Union Budget in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday.
As India prepares to unveil its Union Budget and monetary policy, policymakers face the daunting challenge of navigating a landscape marked by subdued urban consumption, hesitant private investment, and global economic uncertainties.
Goldman Sachs highlighted two critical challenges ahead of the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-2026 (FY26) namely managing fiscal consolidation and prioritizing government spending.
In the upcoming Union Budget, the gems and jewellery sector has urged the government for a reduction in goods and services tax (GST) to 1 per cent on revenue equivalence ratio to ease the cost burden on the industry.
